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Published 30 Apr 2025, 12:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Boiler Management Systems

Official notice

Authority: Anchor Hanover Group (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2025awarded 30 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to Forest Rock Systems Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Jul 2028 · up to 13 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to secure a boiler management supervisor software solution capable of Effective Heat Network Management, Energy and Carbon Reduction and Regulatory Reporting Compliance. Required Solution Features

  • Integrate Multiple Systems: Support seamless integration across the diverse range of BMS types ( Coster, Tridium, Trend) and heat pump monitoring systems.
  • Enable Optimisation: Provide tools for system optimisation to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
  • Facilitate Rea-Time Data Management : Offer real-time monitoring and control functionalities for critical metrics.
  • Support Regulatory Compliance: Enable comprehensive data collection and reporting functionalities to align with upcoming regulatory requirements. The contract duration will be an initial 3 year period with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (3 years 1+1).

CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 13 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 3 Year Initial period, 2 x 1 Year extensions.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Award Criteria - Quality: Full details of the Financial and Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
  • Award Criteria - Price: Full details of the Financial and Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Apr 2025, 12:34 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
Authority reference
C9818
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017962
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a1b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender documentation can be found here: anchor.my.salesforce-sites.com ↗ Supply of Boiler Management Systems (C9818)

Timeline

30 Apr 2025 → 12 Aug 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 12:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 12:34 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 10:04 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,857,2281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Forest Rock Systems Ltd14 Aug 2025 – 13 Aug 2028 · up to 13 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£1,857,22830 Jul 2025standstill to 12 Aug 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Anchor Hanover Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYBH-1339-MTCJ 2 Godwin Street, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 2STContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Forest Rock Systems LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHQV-2666-WGPR Charnwood Building, Loughborough University, Holywell Park, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 3AQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender